Turning Point 1943: Stalingrad, Kursk, El Alamein
- Germans want the oil fields of the Caucasus region
- Begin Sept. 1, 1942
- Germans capture much of the city in street to street fighting
- Nov. 23, 1942 Germans get trapped in the city
- German Commander Von Poulus ordered to fight to the death
- Between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2, 300,000 German troops surrender
The Germans wanted to get the oil in the Caucasus region so they had to capture Stalingrad to do that.
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